Exercise V (colby) Escuchar - Listen to the question and select the correct answer
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D) Las conjunciones
Conjunctions
Overview
Conjunctions join two coordinating parts of a sentence together. In many cases, Spanish conjunctions do not have direct English translations.
¿Quieres una manzana o una naranja? (Do you want an appleor an orange?)
Hablo inglés y español. (I speak Englishand Spanish.)
Quiere aprender italiano, pero no tiene tiempo. (He wants to learn Italian,but doesn’t have the time.)
The most common Spanish conjunctions
y (e)
and
pero
but
o (u)
or
mas
but
sino
but rather
entonces
then
ni…ni
neither…nor
o…o
either…or
sea…sea
either…or
Some conjunctions are a bit tricky since they can mean the same thing or have forms that change. See the examples below to compare their uses.
Pero, Sino, and Mas - But
Pero means but as in however.
Quieren viajar a Costa Rica, pero no tienen suficiente dinero. (They want to travel to Costa Rica, but they don’t have enough money.)
Voy a la playa, pero no tengo una toalla. (I am going to the beach, but I don’t have a towel.)
Mas means but as in except/other than.
Te quiero mas no podemos estar juntos. (I love you but we can't be together.)
No quiero comprar un vestido nuevo mas lo necesito. (I don’t want to buy a new dress but I need it.)
Sino means but as in but rather/instead.
Mi hermano no es alto, sino bajo. (My brother isn’t tall, but short.)
No vino a escuchar, sino a cantar. (I didn’t come to listen, but (rather) to sing.)
Y and E - And
When y precedes, or goes before, a word that begins with an i or hi, then it changes to an e to differentiate the two words.
Hablo español e inglés. (I speak Spanish and English.)
Necesito productos de limpieza e higiene. (I need cleaning and hygiene products.)
Me encanta tener té y hielo cuando hace calor. (I love having tea and ice when it is hot.) * Note that it does not change when the word begins with hie which has a y sound.
O and U - Or
When o precedes a word that begins with o or ho, then it changes to a u to differentiate the two words.
¿Quieres ir a Nueva York u Orlando? (Do you want to go to New York or Orlando?)
Debes decir buenos días u hola. (You should saygood morning or hello.)
Lección Uno (Con un mapa de México)
Quizlet Vocabulario L1- adjetivos
A) El presente del indicativo
RegularBoot/stem-changing
Spelling-changers ("go" verbs and others)
Irregular
Mixed Practice (regular, stem-changing, spelling-changing, irregular)
B) El pretérito
Verbos regulares
Verbos regulares (y irregulares y con cambios ortográficas)
**Spanish** Conjugations: **Preterite** (languageguide.org)
Verbos en forma de bota (stem-changing)
Verbos super-irregulares
Pretérito Irregular Canciones.docx
Actividad en clase
La historia de Juan
Pret vs. Imperf : querer - poder - saber - etc
REPASO
B) Interrogatives
D) Las conjunciones
Conjunctions
Overview
Conjunctions join two coordinating parts of a sentence together. In many cases, Spanish conjunctions do not have direct English translations.- ¿Quieres una manzana o una naranja? (Do you want an apple or an orange?)
- Hablo inglés y español. (I speak English and Spanish.)
- Quiere aprender italiano, pero no tiene tiempo. (He wants to learn Italian, but doesn’t have the time.)
The most common Spanish conjunctionsPero, Sino, and Mas - But
Pero means but as in however.- Quieren viajar a Costa Rica, pero no tienen suficiente dinero. (They want to travel to Costa Rica, but they don’t have enough money.)
- Voy a la playa, pero no tengo una toalla. (I am going to the beach, but I don’t have a towel.)
Mas means but as in except/other than.- Te quiero mas no podemos estar juntos. (I love you but we can't be together.)
- No quiero comprar un vestido nuevo mas lo necesito. (I don’t want to buy a new dress but I need it.)
Sino means but as in but rather/instead.Y and E - And
When y precedes, or goes before, a word that begins with an i or hi, then it changes to an e to differentiate the two words.* Note that it does not change when the word begins with hie which has a y sound.
O and U - Or
When o precedes a word that begins with o or ho, then it changes to a u to differentiate the two words.E) Los pronombres personales